Lepontine Alps| Range Type | Mountain range with well-recognized name | | Highest Point | Monte Leone (3552 m/11,654 ft) | | Countries | Italy (120%), Switzerland (80%)
(numbers are approximate percentage of range area) | | States/Provinces | Lombardy (49%), Ticino (22%), Graubünden (14%), Piedmont (11%), Valais (3%), Uri (1%)
(numbers are approximate percentage of range area) | | Area | 12,639 sq km / 4,880 sq mi
Area may include lowland areas | | Extent | 196 km / 122 mi North-South
151 km / 94 mi East-West | | Center Lat/Long | 45° 57' N; 8° 59' E | | Map Link | Microsoft Bing Map |
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Major Peaks of the Lepontine Alps| Ten Highest Peaks | | Rank | Peak Name | m | ft | Range5 | | 1. | Monte Leone | 3552 | 11,654 | Western Lepontine Alps | | 2. | Rheinwaldhorn | 3402 | 11,161 | Adula Group | | 3. | Blinnenhorn | 3374 | 11,070 | Western Lepontine Alps | | 4. | Pizzo Tambo | 3279 | 10,758 | | | 5. | Basòdino | 3272 | 10,735 | | | 6. | Helsenhorn | 3272 | 10,735 | Western Lepontine Alps | | 7. | Wasenhorn | 3246 | 10,650 | Western Lepontine Alps | | 8. | Piz Medel | 3211 | 10,535 | | | 9. | Scherbadung | 3211 | 10,535 | Western Lepontine Alps | | 10. | Pizzo Rotondo | 3192 | 10,472 | Western Lepontine Alps | | Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included. |
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